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Meerea Park is owned by Rhys and Garth Eather and we handcraft our wines using fruit grown on some of the Hunter Valley's oldest and best vineyard sites.

We are Hunter Valley "terroirists"; specializing in individual vineyard Semillon and Shiraz, sourced from unique vineyard sites, each being quite different, the wines expressing clearly where they are from.

We seek out the oldest vineyards we can for our Shiraz and Semillon fruit that have a track record for producing the best possible fruit in both good and not so good vintages.

Winemaker, Rhys Eather is a Roseworthy (Adelaide University) graduate in Wine Science and has gained international winemaking experience in France and Italy. Spending the 1998 vintage at M. Chapoutier in the Rhone Valley gave Rhys the experience and insight required to craft top quality Rhone styled wines, which he openly admits as to having a great passion for. Rhys has also completed two vintages in Italy (Puglia and Piedmonte) rounding out his international winemaking experience.

Meerea Park, while taking a modern approach to winemaking, can trace our winemaking roots in the Hunter Valley back to the 1850's when Alexander Munro, our great-great-grandfather established the 'Bebeah' vineyard at Singleton and was at one stage the largest and most successful winemaker in New South Wales. During his winemaking career he amassed over 2000 awards at wine shows around the world.

All of our labels bear the image of an ornate drinking fountain and gas street lamp that Alexander Munro commissioned, had made in Scotland and then shipped to Singleton in the Hunter Valley. When he retired as Singleton's first mayor he gave it to the municipality where it was erected in George Street adjacent the Caledonian Hotel which he owned.

Meerea Park has established a reputation over the last decade as one of the leading wine producers in the Hunter Valley winning at least one Gold medal at every Hunter Valley wine show since 2002, a feat only enjoyed by a handful of Hunter Valley producers. 

We have also enjoyed consistent wine show success at  national and international level and received a multitude of  accolades emphasizing high quality and exceptional value for money for our range of wines.

Latest News

2010 Australian Wine Companion

01 Aug 2009

James Halliday, in his 2010 Australian Wine Companion has again awarded us a prestigious 5 Red Star ranking. This is given to wineries who have maintained their 5 Star rating for at least 3 consecutive years. James defines the ranking as;

“Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity”.

Our highly rated wines are as follows:

2006 ‘Alexander Munro’ Shiraz—95
2004 ‘Alexander Munro’ Semillon—94
2006 ‘Terracotta’ Shiraz—94
2008 ‘Epoch’ Semillon—94
2004 ‘Terracotta’ Semillon—93
2008 ‘Hell Hole’ Semillon—93
2006 ‘Hell Hole’ Shiraz—93
2007 ‘XYZ’ Shiraz—92

2009 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards

18 Jul 2009

The 2004 'Alexander Munro' Semillon was awarded Top Gold medal in class 8 (Hunter Valley Semillon 2005 and older) and then was awarded the TROPHY for the BEST SEMILLON.

In the same class, the 2004 'Terracotta' Semillon was awarded a Silver medal.

In class 55 for Shiraz (All other regions and blends), the 2008 Shiraz (Hilltops/Hunter) won Top Gold.

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Latest Releases

2008 'XYZ' Shiraz

2009 'XYZ' Chardonnay

2009 'XYZ' Semillon

2009 'Alexander Munro' Chardonnay

2009 Verdelho

2004 'Terracotta' Semillon

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Latest Reviews

"Today, Meerea Park's wines are some of the finest in the region, in fact the whites are some of the best of their type in the country".

Tim White - Australian Financial Review - 14th August 2009


"This "aged release" is a great Hunter red, loaded with personality and totally opposite to modern juicy-fruit reds. Very leathery, earthy aromas with crushed-seashell nuances. Just 13.5 per cent alcohol so it's lighter and leaner in the mouth. Those who are scared of feral aromas best stay away. Drink now." 95/100.

Huon Hooke - SMH Good Living - 2nd February 2010

1999 'Alexander Munro' Shiraz - Aged Release


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